Alexandrea
Feminine · “Greek "defender of men”
Alexander named more than twenty cities after himself, and several are still there under names that no longer look like his. Alexandria in Egypt keeps it plainly; Kandahar in Afghanistan is the same word worn down through Iskandar, the Persian and Arabic form of the name.
How old is the name Alexandrea?
Alexandrea first appears in US birth records in 1968 — 57 years ago. The typical Alexandrea alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 8,500 people named Alexandrea are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Alexandrea most popular?
Alexandrea peaked in 1995, reaching #477 nationally. Today it ranks #7491, 7,014 places below that high. See the whole 1995 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Alexandros to Alexandrea
The story of Alexandrea
The foundations began in 331 BC with Alexandria in Egypt and continued east: Alexandria Eschate, the furthest Alexandria, on the Syr Darya in modern Tajikistan; Alexandria in Aria, now Herat; Alexandria Arachosia, generally identified with Kandahar; Alexandria Bucephalous, named for his horse. Most were garrison settlements over existing towns, and most lost the name within a few centuries. The Egyptian one held it and became the intellectual capital of the Greek world. The name's transmission east through Persian as Iskandar carried it into Arabic, Urdu and Malay, where it remains an ordinary personal name. Alexandrea peaks in America in 1995.
Meaning
Greek "defender of men"
From alexein, to defend, plus anēr, andros, a man. Alexandra is the standard feminine, and Alexandrea is an American respelling with the final two letters transposed; it carries no separate meaning. Iskandar is the Persian and Arabic form, produced by hearing the initial Al- as the Arabic definite article and dropping it — which is why Kandahar, on the usual derivation, no longer looks like Alexander.
How the name formed
- Alexandros
- Alexandra
- Alexandrea
Related forms: Alexandra · Iskandar · Aleksandra · Alessandra
Pronouncing Alexandrea
al-ig-ZAN-dree-uh
Five syllables, stress on the third. Alexandra is four syllables ending in -druh; the transposed spelling adds a syllable and makes the name sound like the city.
Nicknames for Alexandrea
High
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1968
- Most girls named
- 1995517 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #477reached in 1995
- Change vs 2024
- −48.1%14 in 2025, from 27
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Alexandrea in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Alexandra in English — spelling variant
- Iskandar in Persian — related form
- Aleksandra in Russian — same name
- Alessandra in Italian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Illinois.
Alexandreas among us
people named Alexandrea are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 114,805 born in 2025 was named Alexandrea
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Ardis test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Alexandrea's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Ardis climbed just as high around 1931, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Ardis's path sketches the road Alexandrea is walking now.
Alexandrea sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Alexandrea beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Alexandrea in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It descends from one of the oldest documented names in Europe.
- Alex, Lexi and Sasha are all ready short forms.
- It is recognized in nearly every European language.
- Alexandra is the standard spelling and will be substituted constantly.
- The respelling makes it sound like the Egyptian city.
- Five syllables means it is almost always shortened in daily use.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Alexandrea to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Alexandrea? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Alexandrea
Feminine · #7491 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Alexandreas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 8,500 people named Alexandrea are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Alexandrea in 2025?
- Alexandrea ranks #7491 among US girl names in 2025, with 14 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Alexandrea?
- About 1 in every 114,805 US girls born in 2025 was named Alexandrea — 14 in all.
- Will my child share the name Alexandrea with classmates?
- Alexandrea will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Alexandrea
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Christie#7491 · Carmelita#7491 · Jetta#7491 · Hildegard#7491 · Rickie#7491 · Billy#7491 · Angelyn#7491 · Jewell#7491
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Alexandrea? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Alexandrea and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle